For only the second time while winning 13 consecutive Big 12 titles, the Kansas Jayhawks have both The Associated Press conference player and coach of the year in the same season. Kansas senior guard Frank Mason III, the league’s leading scorer at 20.5 points a game, was the unanimous pick as the league’s top player in the AP All-Big 12 voting revealed Monday.
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Pistons on playoff pace but this defense might make it a brief, ugly stay
The Detroit Pistons have ascended back above the NBA’s playoff cut line, which typically would suggest a good win-loss record, a good defensive team, or both. The Pistons have hit the 50-game mark perfectly positioned to play the subservient in another four-game sacrificial playoff ceremony against Cleveland this spring.
Morris’ buzzer-beater lifts Pistons past Wizards 113-112
Detroit Pistons forward Marcus Morris drives on Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Detroit Pistons forward Marcus Morris drives on Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Pistons outlast Trail Blazers 125-124 in double-OT
The Detroit Pistons didn’t need a 3-pointer, and they didn’t call for one. However, coach Stan Van Gundy sure was glad Kentavious Caldwell-Pope took it.
Why not Nerlens?
The Pistons aren’t connected to any major superstar or talent on the trade block right now, but that hasn’t stopped Stan Van Gundy from making blockbuster trades that has helped shape the team to what it is today. SVG has been one of the most aggressive roster creators in the East and since no talent wants to play in Detroit, he trades for them.
Why not Nerlens?
The Pistons aren’t connected to any major superstar or talent on the trade block right now, but that hasn’t stopped Stan Van Gundy from making blockbuster trades that has helped shape the team to what it is today. SVG has been one of the most aggressive roster creators in the East and since no talent wants to play in Detroit, he trades for them.